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hotpepperkid
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What size wire should I use to make my own 30A to 50A dog bone
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Cummins12V98
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What ever you make use QUALITY ends like this.

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toedtoes
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wa8yxm wrote:
toedtoes wrote:
Wouldn't the length of the dogbone cord be a consideration also? I'm guessing the standard 6" won't be much different, but what if it's only 2 or 3 inches? Or if it's 1 to 2 feet?

I don't know the answer - just looking for one for knowledge. ๐Ÿ™‚


In lengths reasonable for a dogbone adapter (max 2 foot) Length is not a factor 2 inches (not long enough to attach to) or 2 feet. wont' matter. You are in teh .000x ohm range and I'm not sure I typed enough zeros. Now at 50-100 feet. YES. but under a yard. NO.


Thanks for the added info.
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wa8yxm
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toedtoes wrote:
Wouldn't the length of the dogbone cord be a consideration also? I'm guessing the standard 6" won't be much different, but what if it's only 2 or 3 inches? Or if it's 1 to 2 feet?

I don't know the answer - just looking for one for knowledge. ๐Ÿ™‚


In lengths reasonable for a dogbone adapter (max 2 foot) Length is not a factor 2 inches (not long enough to attach to) or 2 feet. wont' matter. You are in teh .000x ohm range and I'm not sure I typed enough zeros. Now at 50-100 feet. YES. but under a yard. NO.
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camperdave
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GordonThree wrote:
Man it's a tough crowd on the forum these days. Why does it matter to anyone else if the OP wants to make something rather than buy some junk made to minimum standards.


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GordonThree
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Man it's a tough crowd on the forum these days. Why does it matter to anyone else if the OP wants to make something rather than buy some junk made to minimum standards.
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agesilaus
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RobWNY wrote:
I understand liking to make this stuff but after you buy the cable and the plug ends and spend the time to put it together, you aren't saving any money if that's the reason you want to make one.


Ditto, sounds like a money and time waster to me. Plus the stored bought one will have better weather sealing. They aren't that expensive in the first place.
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RobWNY
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camperdave wrote:
RobWNY wrote:
I understand liking to make this stuff but after you buy the cable and the plug ends and spend the time to put it together, you aren't saving any money if that's the reason you want to make one.


I make my own adapters because I like doing stuff like that, and I'm 100% sure that I build things with more care than I can buy. Plus the more stuff you fiddle with and make, the better you understand how all these things work. Helps when you've got to do an emergency field repair.

And a few hours in the garage making things I could buy beats watching TV. :B

I completely understand that! Nothing good on TV these days anyway. Not to mention the shows that were on 20 years ago are all coming back. I guess the writers have run out of ideas so they just recycle the old shows.
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Lwiddis
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I'd rather make it than build it. Admittedly sometimes what I make isn't as good as store bought...then I buy it from the store. I'm not RVing to save money or be efficient.
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camperdave
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RobWNY wrote:
I understand liking to make this stuff but after you buy the cable and the plug ends and spend the time to put it together, you aren't saving any money if that's the reason you want to make one.


I make my own adapters because I like doing stuff like that, and I'm 100% sure that I build things with more care than I can buy. Plus the more stuff you fiddle with and make, the better you understand how all these things work. Helps when you've got to do an emergency field repair.

And a few hours in the garage making things I could buy beats watching TV. :B
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toedtoes
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time2roll wrote:
toedtoes wrote:
Wouldn't the length of the dogbone cord be a consideration also? I'm guessing the standard 6" won't be much different, but what if it's only 2 or 3 inches? Or if it's 1 to 2 feet?

I don't know the answer - just looking for one for knowledge. ๐Ÿ™‚
#10 is good for 100' but that is more extension cord than dogbone.


Thanks! Always good to know these things.
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MFL
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RobWNY wrote:
I understand liking to make this stuff but after you buy the cable and the plug ends and spend the time to put it together, you aren't saving any money if that's the reason you want to make one.


My thought as well. You can buy a good adapter for not much more than ten bucks. I wouldn't waste time making one.

Jerry

time2roll
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toedtoes wrote:
Wouldn't the length of the dogbone cord be a consideration also? I'm guessing the standard 6" won't be much different, but what if it's only 2 or 3 inches? Or if it's 1 to 2 feet?

I don't know the answer - just looking for one for knowledge. ๐Ÿ™‚
#10 is good for 100' but that is more extension cord than dogbone.

RobWNY
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I understand liking to make this stuff but after you buy the cable and the plug ends and spend the time to put it together, you aren't saving any money if that's the reason you want to make one.
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I asked him to do one thing and he didn't do any of them.